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Possibly abandoned Tested up to 3.5.2

Dashboard Posts Stats

Adds a simple but useful chart with the published posts during the last 30 days to your admin dashboard.

Active installs10+10+ tier
Downloads · 30d38▲ +40.7% vs prev. 30d
Rating—0 reviews
Health score23/100At risk
All-time downloads2.3KSince Jan 2013
Support resolved—No recent threads
RequiresWP 3.0.1PHP any
Downloads · 7d11▲ +37.5% week over week
Our verdict

Consider an alternative

Dashboard Posts Stats shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.

  • Small user base (10+ active installs)
  • Very few reviews so far
  • No update in 13 years
  • Only tested up to WordPress 3.5 (latest is 7.1)

How does it stack up?

Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support

Daily downloads

134Jul 4Aug 17Oct 1
Yesterday1
Daily average (1y)1
Peak day6Sep 10, 2026
Last 12 months319

Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.

Rankings

Where Dashboard Posts Stats stands today

WordPress.org search rankings

Live position in the plugin search, top 100
KeywordPositionCompeting pluginsCategory
administration >100 3,225 Best administration plugins →
cms >100 901 Best cms plugins →
dashboard widget >100 8,099 Best dashboard widget plugins →
data visualization >100 379 Best data visualization plugins →
visualization >100 467 Best visualization plugins →

Version adoption

Share of active sites per release.

  • 0.1100.0%

About Dashboard Posts Stats

From the official readme · v0.1

Description

Adds a simple but useful chart with the published posts during the last 30 days to your admin dashboard.

Installation

  1. Upload extracted folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  3. Done! You can check your stats on the Dashboard

Frequently asked questions

Hey! I have an idea!

You can send bug reports or feature request to my github repository at: https://github.com/felipelavinz/wordpress-dashboard-post-stats/issues

Changelog

0.1

  • First working version

Full changelog on WordPress.org →

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FAQ

Dashboard Posts Stats: quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 2, 2026

Is Dashboard Posts Stats free?

Yes. Dashboard Posts Stats is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Is Dashboard Posts Stats safe to use in 2026?

Dashboard Posts Stats shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.

How many websites use Dashboard Posts Stats?

Dashboard Posts Stats is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,275 times since it launched in January 2013. It was downloaded 38 times in the last 30 days.

Does Dashboard Posts Stats work with WordPress 7.1?

Dashboard Posts Stats is officially tested up to WordPress 3.5.2, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.

When was Dashboard Posts Stats last updated?

The latest version, 0.1, was released on January 21, 2013 (14 years ago).

Who makes Dashboard Posts Stats?

Dashboard Posts Stats is developed and maintained by Felipe Lavín.

What are the best alternatives to Dashboard Posts Stats?

The most popular alternatives to Dashboard Posts Stats are Adminimize (200K+ installs), Remove Dashboard Access (30K+ installs) and Error Log Monitor (20K+ installs).

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